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Damned snake II
Sigh.. I saw the friggin snake sunning himself today, and figured I'd try to
scare him away from the pond, and then catch and relocate him. He slipped into the pond, and of course figured I'd leave after a while. Well, I kept checking out there, and sure enough, he was out again. I finally managed to spook him out of the pond, and now he's between the liner, and the ground/rocks... and I noticed he had 2 tails! So there's a larger one, and a smaller one now.. sigh Even the larger one is still relatively small, but they NEED to get the hell away from my friggin pond, cats, and wife. I'm draining the pond now.. haven't seen the fish for a month now, and I think I know why. Even the frogs and tads have almost vanished, and a month ago, we counted 12 large frogs. My iris and lilly pads are florishing and blooming, and last years iris finally got a bloom of it own, and now I can;t even frickin be outside without worrying about those damned things. I'd welcome the disaster that other ponder had with the raccoon, if it meant I didn;t have to deal with these damned snakes! REALLY crappy pond weekend... -- Gareee's Homepage: http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine.../mainframe.htm Remove Delicious spam to reply |
"Gareee©" wrote in message ... Sigh.. I saw the friggin snake sunning himself today, and figured I'd try to scare him away from the pond, and then catch and relocate him. He slipped into the pond, and of course figured I'd leave after a while. Well, I kept checking out there, and sure enough, he was out again. ## Been there,... done that. :-( I finally managed to spook him out of the pond, and now he's between the liner, and the ground/rocks... and I noticed he had 2 tails! So there's a larger one, and a smaller one now.. sigh ## And you can be sure a few more are in the area. Even keeping them out with nets doesn't get rid of them. They then feed on the critters drawn to the pond. Even the larger one is still relatively small, but they NEED to get the hell away from my friggin pond, cats, and wife. I'm draining the pond now.. haven't seen the fish for a month now, and I think I know why. Even the frogs and tads have almost vanished, and a month ago, we counted 12 large frogs. ## We believe all our frogs and toads are gone due to a large black snake we spotted several times in the past few days. However he can't fit through the bird netting so my fish are safe. My iris and lilly pads are florishing and blooming, and last years iris finally got a bloom of it own, and now I can;t even frickin be outside without worrying about those damned things. I'd welcome the disaster that other ponder had with the raccoon, if it meant I didn;t have to deal with these damned snakes! REALLY crappy pond weekend... ## Let us know if you find any fish....... -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." :-) ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
Gareee© wrote:
Sigh.. I saw the friggin snake sunning himself today, and figured I'd try to scare him away from the pond, and then catch and relocate him. He slipped into the pond, and of course figured I'd leave after a while. # That snake is more smarter than you. I think every one is. # Go to the local pet store and buy a Moongose. They will kill that #snake. McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." :-) ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
Even the larger one is still relatively small, but they NEED to get the hell
away from my friggin pond, cats, and wife. Your cats don't catch them? ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
... Even the larger one is still relatively small, but they NEED to get the hell away from my friggin pond, cats, and wife. Your cats don't catch them? ~ jan My cats are still kittens, born I'm guessing in late Dec. Early Jan... They just kinda showed up with their mom at our doorstep. I wasn't sure if the cats would go after the snakes, or the snakes would go after the cats. (The cats have grown very quickly, and look like they are adults almost already.) The cats are already becoming VERY good at fly hunting in the house, and chipmunk hunting outside... But the snakes have been hiding in the pond, and the cats of course, don't go in the water.. much. (One of them seems fascinated with water, and actually seems to like it a lot!) - Gareee's Homepage: http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine.../mainframe.htm Remove Delicious spam to reply |
"Gareee©" wrote in message ... But the snakes have been hiding in the pond, and the cats of course, don't go in the water.. much. (One of them seems fascinated with water, and actually seems to like it a lot!) ======================= I had cats in the past. They would kill small snakes but avoided those large 3' to 5 ' ones that were eating our fish. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." :-) ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
Gareee© wrote:
Sigh.. I saw the friggin snake sunning himself today, and figured I'd try to {snip} REALLY crappy pond weekend... Sorry no experience with snakes - around here you dont see them much and I dont think we have any aquatic types. Sorry that you lost fish and frogs. |
"Greg Cooper" wrote in message
news:YEAhe.43818$0X6.31736@edtnps90... Gareee© wrote: Sigh.. I saw the friggin snake sunning himself today, and figured I'd try to {snip} REALLY crappy pond weekend... Sorry no experience with snakes - around here you dont see them much and I dont think we have any aquatic types. Sorry that you lost fish and frogs. Actually, the fish all seem to still be there! I haven't seen them since Jan or so, so it is nice to see my old freinds again... -- Gareee's Homepage: http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine.../mainframe.htm Remove Delicious spam to reply |
"Gareee©" wrote in message ... "Greg Cooper" wrote in message news:YEAhe.43818$0X6.31736@edtnps90... Gareee© wrote: Actually, the fish all seem to still be there! I haven't seen them since Jan or so, so it is nice to see my old freinds again... ================= Just don't fall for that stuff sold as snake repellent. It doesn't work. Several people I know tried it. The snakes will go right over/past it. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." :-) ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
Too bad someone don't make Carol Witkoski / Reel McCoy
repellent....... On Sun, 15 May 2005 10:33:59 -0500, "Reel McKoi" wrote: === ==="Gareee©" wrote in message ... === "Greg Cooper" wrote in message === news:YEAhe.43818$0X6.31736@edtnps90... === Gareee© wrote: === Actually, the fish all seem to still be there! I haven't seen them since ===Jan === or so, so it is nice to see my old freinds again... ==================== ===Just don't fall for that stuff sold as snake repellent. It doesn't work. ===Several people I know tried it. The snakes will go right over/past it. ============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! ~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o |
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